Centane police are investigating a case where a 63 year-old man and his 10 year-old grandson died in a fire on Friday night at Qhina Village, in Xhobani Locality, Centane.

“The identities of the deceased are still being withheld pending notification of the next of kin and the cause of fire is not known yet but is under investigation by Centane Police detectives,” said Captain Jackson Manatha.

He added that, the other four grandchildren, all boys, managed to escape from fire.